Combined beverage container and serving tray



Oct. 13, 1936. H. LEHMAN COMBINED BEVERAGE CONTAINER ANE SERVING TRAY Filed Dec, 5, 19

INVENTOR 50 as t provid a u that can be gripped or used It will also be understood that theprinciples Patented Oct. 13, 1936 I 1 2 05 943 -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND SERVING TRAY Harry Lehman, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application December 3, 1935, Serial No. 52,656

' 5 Claims; (01.65-15) 7 My invention relates to a combined beverage The collar 6 is shaped but generally tapers container and removable service tray. or inclines downwardly a small degree and ter- It is one object of my invention to provide a minates in a rolled or curved outer edge 8, beverage container of substantial size which shall When the container is assembled in manufac- 5 be self-supporting and have mounted thereon a. ture, the shell 3 is placed upon'the base I with 5 service tray. for holding the glasses or cups to be the lip 5 in the offset 1 and the parts are sealed filled from the beverage container. together as by soldering or welding, or in any It is another object of my invention to provide other appropriate manner desired so as to render a combined beverage container and serving tray the beverage container leak-proof at this junction 10 in which the service tray will be mounted upon point, and to hold the parts together as one unit. 10

the beverage container in a position that is most As a part of my invention I provide a service convenient for the filling of the cups or glasses tray 9 which, as will be seen from Fig. 2, is shaped and placing the same upon the tray. in the form of a band surrounding a central It is a further object of my invention to proopening. In the construction I have arranged vide a structure of the above indicated character that the tray fits s y about h ev n- 15 in which the service tray is firmly supported tainer and rests upon the collar 6.

upon the beverage container so that it will not The inner edge ID of the band-like tray 9 i tilt or wobble and yet which can be simply and raised in the Shape Of all are With the easily lifted off the beverage container for serving p d p rt n sti u e s t 1 and th purposes. lower edge of the arc resting upon the curved It is a still further object of my invention to Outer e 8 0f e a Thus the y 9 provide a structure of the above indicated chars fi mly Supported upon t e but t e e iS acter which shall be rugged and firm i nothing to interfere with easy lifting or the tray struction, yet light in weight and susceptible of r Off t container d its quantity productio manufacture. The base of the tray 9 is flat although of Other and furth r objects of my invention will course it may have depressions therein for the be apparent i'ntfm the following specification, reception of glasses or cups if desired. The outer taken in conjunction with the accompanying rim of th r y i P vi Wi h a i d drawing, whereinshaped portion II which curves upwardly and Figure 1 is a side elevationwith parts broken outwardly an terminates in a bead: 30 away and sectionalized to facilitate the illustra- I have shown one of the glasses 1' p at I! tion; and it will be seen thatthe raised rim portions Fig. 2 is a. plan view of the band-like service in and II of the tray 9 are of such a height that tray; and they will engage well up on the side of the glass Fig.- 3 is an enlarged detail showing the relal2, that isfar enough, depending on the shape of 35, tionship of the projecting collar and the service the g 50 that the glass is held 011 the y y. in the event the tray is tipped, even toa consid- Referring to the drawing, the beverage conerable degree, while it is being carried. As I have ner pt ses a bowl formed of a sheet metal designed the marginal edges of the tray the same base havmg broad bottom 2 upon which may be tipped to a considerabledegree without 40 the container rests, and a sheet metal shell 3, -danger of th glasses 1: falling therefrom' Open at its top and adapted to be closed by a It will be understood that the collar 6 may be removable cover 4 located at any point intermediate the. top and In the form whlch I have shown herein the bottom of the container. In the drawing, I have base I has a slight out-turned lip 5 at its upper 5 The shell has flange or projecting shown this collar at about the center of the concollar 6 which, when the parts are assembled a In manufacturelfing that this is together, extends outwardly from the side of the Venient location for Particular W and, b e container to a Substantial distance so height of cup or glass used with the container.

when moving t beverage container about from and features of construction shown and described I place to place. Near the. juncture of the collar 6 herein may be embodied in containers ofv various and shell 3, there is an offset or upwardly pro- Shapes and SiZeS- I i 1 w jecting portion 1 which receives the lip 5, as is Modifications may be made in the arrangement I shownin the enlarged detail, Fig. 3. V I and location of parts within the spiritand scope of my invention, and such modifications are intended to be covered in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. VA beverage container comprising a body portion having a movable closure and carrying an outwardly projecting collar located intermediate the top and bottom of the body portion, and a removable service tray adapted to be supported upon said collar and having an internal opening at least as large'as the largest diameter of said body portion.

2. A beverage-container comprising a body portion having .a movable closure and carrying an outwardly projecting collar located intermediate the top and bottom of the bodyv portion, and a removable tray fitting snugly" about the body portion adjacent the collar and at least'partly supported upon said collar, said tray'having an opening at least as large as the largest diameter of said body portion from the place of support upwardly to the top of the container.

3. A beverage container comprising a body portion having a movableclosure and carrying an outwardly projecting collar located intermediate the top and bottom of the body portion, said collar having a raised portion adjacent the con-' tainer and another raised portion adjacent the outer edge of the collar, and a removable tray adapted to be supported by said collarand resting tainerand having a portion adapted to rest upon said collar, but being capable of ready lilting from oil thecontainer. v

5. A keg-shaped bowl, a collar mounted on the bowl intermediate the top and bottom thereof, and a ring-shaped tray supported upon saidcollar and having an internal diameter suflicient to enable the tray topass over the bowl to a position to be supported by said collar.

HARRY LEHMAN. 

